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Great Southern Land
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Left Adelaide (the middle east[*]) heading on a slow three day journey to Melbourne (the far east[*]) via the coastal roads and towns. Tonight I’ve ended up in Robe, and staying at the wonderful Guichen Bay Motel. Inexpensive, with excellent food and friendly owners, I could extol how ( Read more... ) -
Chilling out in Adelaide
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Today was the coldest day in 12 years in Adelaide. With a sniffle this is not what I wanted to hear. I’m starting to feel better, but am still feeling the cold more than normal.
Today consisted of a morning doing geeky things online, including setting up this travel blog. I’m hoping ( Read more... ) -
Rocketman
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20120620 2230 ZULU Woomera
Awoke this morning at the backpackers in Woomera. Continued the morning ritual by waking, getting dressed and packing the car.
Headed into the centre of the townsite and begun wandering around the various heritage exhibits. My mission for the trip out to ( Read more... ) -
Into the desert.
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On the fourth day of the trip, the road led me into the known unknown.
Trekked out to Woomera from Adelaide via Port Augusta. I’m visiting to find out more about the place and to establish some context around what I had heard of my maternal grandfathers time out here many years ago.
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Destination Adelaide
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Arrived in the thriving metropolis of Adelaide and unloaded the car off of the Indian Pacific. Aside from avoiding crazed Adelaide Taxi drivers, found driving in Adelaide much saner than last time being in my own car and knowing the place much better than I thought I would.
Spent the ( Read more... ) -
On the Nullarbor
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Day Two. Still no signs of civilisation east of Perth. This should change tomorrow by some accounts.
Looking out the window as we cross the Nullarbor Plain is quite mesmerising and strangely relaxing. Watching fixed objects on the horizon dance around as the train moves is a strange ( Read more... ) -
The adventure begins …
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My big trip has begun. I’m currently writing this sitting aboard the Indian Pacific train in Carriage R. (There be pirates here, rrrrr). The train has about half an hour ago passed through Northam and is wending its way across the continent to Kalgoorlie and to my final destination of ( Read more... ) -
refund required
Watched the non-debate on television this afternoon. This post over at the Meganomics blog sums up the feeling I got from it. There's no skin in the game and the light on the hill is flickering. It's a sad state of affairs, perhaps the rest of the campaign might improve?
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the amazing race ...
Did a whistle stop tour of Albany to attend meetings down at the University's campus there. I have some sympathy for the pollies and their current press entourages. Up very early, on a plane, landed, things to do, reverse that and head home.
I wonder if there's a map being kept of the electorates being visited during this campaign?